All eyes turned to Jian in surprise.
The ruins of witch territory were outlawed lands for a reason. Before this time, Jian would have frowned upon it himself.
"Why EbonHollow?" Imagor asked, "The Keep is never left unguarded by a King's guard."
"Xenon will remain on Keep grounds, alongside Neveah." Jian said, "Menarx is unfit for battle. He will remain on Keep grounds as well."
Menarx grunted, but didn't protest his assignment.
"As for why..." His brows furrowed, "I'm not certain myself."
The silence in the hall grew heavy.
The Dragon King never expressed uncertainty. It just didn't happen.
Jian broke the silence. "The first and third squadrons are with me. Imagor will lead the second squadron to be on standby to aid Aloria if the battle grows beyond containment and endangers the surrounding human settlements."
